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August 13, 2012 5:46 PM
The Rajya Sabha today passed the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro- Sciences (NIMHANS) Bill, 2010. The Bill seeks to declare the Bangalore - based hospital as an Institution of National Importance. Replying to a brief discussion, the Health Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad shared the concer...
August 13, 2012 5:45 PM
The government today said 12,690 applications seeking patent for food products and medicine inventions are pending mainly due to the shortage of manpower. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, minister of state for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia said that grant of a patent is a quasi-judi...
August 13, 2012 2:37 PM
The 26/11 Mumbai attack handler Zabihuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal made a confessional statement before the magistrate court in Mumbai yesterday. Officials said, Jundal gave a deep insight into the Pakistan based Lashkar-e Taiiba role in 2008 terror attack in Mumbai. Jundal was produced before a met...
August 13, 2012 2:36 PM
The Centre is closely monitoring the rainfall situation in the country to ensure timely availability of basic inputs like fertilizers and seeds to the farmers. In reply to a written question Minister of State for consumers affairs, food and Public Distribution Prof K VThomas said that as per the Met...
August 13, 2012 2:32 PM
The proceedings of the Lok Sabha was disrupted today following uproar on issues of Mumbai violence and black money. The house was adjourned for the day as members of the Shiv Sena and the BJP shouted slogans in the well of the house disrupting the proceedings when it reassembled at 2 p.m. Earlier th...
August 13, 2012 2:31 PM
India Post has announced a special discount of 6.5 per cent on purchase of gold coins on the occasion of Independence Day and Pushya Nakshtra. According to an official release, on the 13th, 14th and 16th of this month, any customer buying gold from identified post offices in Delhi may avail of the d...
August 13, 2012 2:23 PM
Yoga guru Ramdev and his supporters, who started their protest march towards Parliament, have been stopped by the Police at Ranjit Singh Flyover, a shortwhile ago. Later, he was taken into preventive custody for violating prohibitory orders. Before the march the Yoga Guru appealed his supporters to ...
August 13, 2012 2:23 PM
The government has taken many steps to allocate additional funds to ensure participation of women in the field of Science and Technology by enhancing the scope of gender enabling programmes. In reply to a written question in the Rajya Sabha today Minister of State for Science and Technology Ashwani ...
August 13, 2012 2:21 PM
The government is considering a National Policy for Domestic Workers, informed Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge the Lok Sabha today. He said the Task Force on Domestic Workers has recommended the formulation of the proposed policy. Mr. Kharge said the proposed policy will lay down certain minimum ...
August 13, 2012 1:48 PM
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra Prithviraj Chavan has termed mob vandalism at the Azad Maidan Mumbai that happened last Saturday as a conspiracy. In a meeting with senior officials and journalists on Sunday the CM announced that the crime branch of the Mumbai police would examine the alleged invol...
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